Durgapur Barrage is across the Damodar River

Damodar River

Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...

 at Durgapur in Bardhaman district

Bardhaman District

'Bardhaman district is a district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Bardhaman, though it houses other important industrial towns like Durgapur and Asansol...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Overview

The Damodar River Valley Project on the Damodar River and its principal tributary, the
Barakar River

Barakar River

The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, before joining the Damodar near Dishergarh in Bardhaman...

, is located in eastern India. The four main multipurpose dams
located at Tilaiya

Tilaiya

Tilaiya is a town in Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Tilaiya is located at .-Tilaiya Dam:...

, Konar

Konar Dam

Konar dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation.. It was constructed across the Konar River, a tributary of the Damodar River in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in 1955.Konar Dam is long and high...

, Maithon

Maithon

Maithon is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar.The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than or Ma-Er-Than, the "than" being a apa-bhransha or a local pronunciation of Sanskrit/Bangla "Sthan" for "place"...

 and Panchet

Panchet

Panchet is a census town in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Demographics: India census, Panchet had a population of 8,353. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Panchet has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy...

 were commissioned during 1953-1959. In addition, a single purpose reservoir on the
main stream, the Damodar, at Tenughat was constructed later in 1974. While the four earlier dams are controlled by Damodar Valley Corporation

Damodar Valley Corporation

The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India . It is modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority of the USA. Jawaharlal...

, Tenughat Dam

Tenughat Dam

Tenughat Dam is an earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway across the Damodar River at Tenughat in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Overview:...

 is controlled by the Government of Jharkhand. Durgapur Barrage, constructed downstream of all the dams, is controlled by the Government of West Bengal. Durgapur Barrage and the canal network, was handed over to the Government of West Bengal in 1964.

In 1932, the Anderson weir

Weir

A weir is a small overflow dam used to alter the flow characteristics of a river or stream. In most cases weirs take the form of a barrier across the river that causes water to pool behind the structure , but allows water to flow over the top...

 was constructed at Randiha

Randiha

Randiha is a tourist spot in Durgapur subdivision of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Weir:In 1932, the Anderson weir was constructed at Randiha...

. As a result, irrigation facility has been available in the lower Damodar

Damodar River

Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...

 basin before the advent of dams by means of the diversion weir on the Damodar River

Damodar River

Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...

and Eden canal. It is about 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) downstream of Durgapur Barrage.

The barrage

Durgapur Barrage constructed in 1955 is 692 metres (2,270.3 ft) long. It has 34 gates (including under sluice). The size of gates are 18.3m x 4.9m (60 ft x 16 ft). The size of left and right under sluices are 18.3m x 5.5 m (60 ft x 18 ft). Durgapur Barrage is 12 metres (39.4 ft) high.

The canals

The length of left bank main canal, originating from Durgapur Barrage, is 136.8 kilometres (85 mi) and that of the right bank main canal is 88.5 kilometres (55 mi). Discharge at head regulator for left bank canal is 260 cubic metres per second and that for right bank canal is 64.3 cubic metres per second. The total length of main and branch canals is 2494 kilometres (1,549.7 mi).

External links

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